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Thursday, March 4, 2010

BUSY AS BEAVERS

Yup, there’s just nothing like February to ignite that renovation flame. Cabin fever, perhaps? From chicken coop expansion to ripping up flooring to painting walls…it’s all been happening here. I think things are wrapping up a bit, as we’re needing to start on outside chores…pruning and cleaning up a winter’s worth of branches blown off in the wind, scrubbing salt and mildew off the house exterior (how, exactly, I’m not sure, but it needs to be done), etc..

There’s also been a bit of a whirlwind of knitting happening. The weekly Knitting Social has been a great motivator to try and get a smallish project done between one session and the next. There has been a leetle baby hat (forgot to take a picture), a leetle pair of felted baby moccasins, a Jane Austen shawl (picture to come after blocking…it turned out lovely with just a hint of sparkle), and some Gena fingerless gloves (promptly claimed by someone who owns a hat out of the same yarn and who now has hands big enough to fit this pattern…sniff, sniff; do they have to get so big so quickly??):



And something else that I started some time ago, but has been sitting, blocked and waiting for ends to be darned, walls to be painted, a non-skid underlayer to be purchased, and a rocking chair to be fixed, is now ready to go, and looks great on the floor:



This is for the room that was just painted. There’s still lots to be done: new boot area flooring, curtains (and there are lots), baseboard moulding, and PICTURES on the wall, but it’s coming along. I’ll post some before and after photos when we’ve gotten a bit further.

And what have you been up to?
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Friday, Febuary 12, 2010
WHOLE LOTTA LOVIN'

Lovin’:

A pair of bunny slippers that were started last May and miraculously still fit…and are ADORED by their recipient.


A pair of finished cross-country ski socks…the first of which was knit as a prototype for the pattern The Camper (uh, a few years ago). These have been worn not only for skiing but around the house for days on end. (I know…I think I’ll have to steal them at night, wash them, dry them by the fire, and then return them dry and clean in the morning.)


And for me and the chicken farmer, some kitschy pillowcases.


Also lovin’ hosting a 6-week Knitting Social in partnership with our local Health Centre. We had our first session on Monday, with a fabulous turnout and lots of stitchin’ and chattin’. Definitely looking forward to the next 5 weeks.

Wishing you love-laden knitting, and maybe even some delectable chocolate this weekend!



Wednesday, January 13, 2010
A NEW YEAR


Happy New Year to all and sundry! I’m sure your holidays were lovely, as were mine. I managed to get most things I’d planned to make as gifts all finished in time.
Yes, I finished the Darrowby Walking Socks, which have been muchly appreciated. (Better late than never.)


There were a pair of jammies and a fleece jumper:

(We won’t mention the fact that I cut out the jumper 3 or 4 years ago when it would have fit the older one. Ahem.)

A balaclava, which I didn’t manage to photograph before it went into heavy use. I am pretty proud of this knit, as I couldn’t for the life of me find a pattern that I thought would be suitable. So I thought to myself, “You can figure this out…you’ve designed a million things…what’s your hang-up??” And I did figure it out…complete with shaping over the nose and slightly down between the brows for better coverage. I’m sure even Spidey would approve.

And I sewed up these cutie little patooties:

These were very fun to make, and were dubbed by the recipients as “Braidy” and “Pinky”. I’ve already cut out another one…I happen to know a few nieces and nephews that would probably appreciate a dolly whose arms are always ready for a hug.

And since Christmas I’ve knit myself a functional snow-shoveling watchcap (for which there’s no photo…definitely NOT glamour knitting), sewed up a few potholders, and almost finished a pair of previously started bunny slippers. I hope to tuck a few projects under my belt for my year’s “gift cache”, because before you know it, time has flown by and it’s Christmas Eve (or a birthday) again. Besides, when the snow is snowin’, the wind is blowin’, and the fire is glowin’, you can’t help but curl up with a project.


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